US versus DE installation costs [RE-wrenches]

Jeff Clearwater clrwater at earthlink.net
Mon Apr 21 10:48:39 PDT 2003


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William,

Germany and the rest of Europe is surely not a "third world country" 
!!!  I've travelled there pretty extensively with my electician's 
critical eye, learning and observing.   What strikes one is Germany 
is how absolutely elegant their sense of technical design is and how 
intellgent and forward thinking they are about technical design.  I 
agree with John that the  safety codes developed in the US seem to 
come more out of status quo and historical inertia than a really 
intelligently thought out standard.

And of course we all agree with you that we are all striving for Code 
compliant professional work.  We just want to make sure the Code 
really serves us,  not bind us.  "The experts" don't seem to be 
thinking perfectly clearly.

respectfully,

Jeff C.

>Sure, I bet it's cheaper to install PV in most third world countries, but
>do you want that type of wiring in your child's bedroom?  I don't!
>
>I am making it a point to comply with the code because every time I
>question any one section, I am informed of a reason that section is there.
>I just don't have the resources to second guess the experts, and I'm not
>going to do shoddy work!

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